Definition
1. Communication between inner and middle ear
Causes
1. Direct blow to ear
2. Scuba related barotrauma
3. Excessive straining on stooling, lifting, sneezing
Pathophysiology
1. Peripheral Cause of Vertigo
Symptoms
1. Vertigo
2. Associated with Hearing Loss
Signs: Hennebert's Sign
1. Pressure applied to tragus and external auditory meatus
  1. Pneumatic Otoscopy may also induce
2. Results in Vertigo or Nystagmus when fistula present

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